The couple hired a private investigator and put signs around town with a huge $5,000 reward. Weeks went by, and the shih tzu was nowhere to be found. “We had gotten cynical, and a little bit hopeless,” Bonnie told WFAA.

Just one day shy of a month after Zane was stolen, the family received a call. It wasn’t their PI who had found the shih tzu — but a mom!

“It was a lady, saying, ‘I think I have your dog,’” Bonnie said. “She said, ‘I have two children. I have to find someone to watch my children — but I’ll go see if I can catch it.’”

After the microchip confirmed it was Zane, Bonnie wanted to surprise Stuart, a criminal defense lawyer, with the good news. In the footage below, Bonnie recorded her hubby’s emotional reaction when he came home from work.

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